11Oct, 2019

New life awaits your iPad

Do you have an iPad you would be willing to donate to support simulation training? We are collecting iPads (2nd generation and newer) to support the delivery of  the Vital …

10Jan, 2019

VAST Activities for 2019

With 2018 behind us, it is with great excitement that the VAST team are looking forward to the opportunities and challenges that 2019 will present: VAST Rwanda: Non-technical skills study: …

25Aug, 2018

Nyagatare District, Rwanda

VAST v1.0 is about to launch…first stop is Nyagatare District, Rwanda. Thanks to a research grant from Dalhousie University, we have some shiny new equipment and an all-star team ready …

15Jun, 2018

VAST Activity Summary 2018

VAST v1.0 – Coming soon, to a simulated operating theatre near you! A lot has happened since the pilot VAST Courses earlier this year… Some significant changes have been made …

15Jun, 2018

VAST Reflections: Overall

It’s alive! Victor Frankenstein recounts how he “infused a spark of being into the lifeless thing at his feet”. The idea for the VAST Course sprouted in July 2017 and …

15Jun, 2018

Reflections: Global Health Fellowship

Flint strikes steel Who knew it would lead to this… Prior to starting my Global Health Fellowship at Dalhousie University, I had no fixed idea what my year would entail. …